Summer vacation

is almost here and the same question you ask yourself every summer rears

its ugly head: What are we going to do with the kids?

You want to

spend time with them this summer and you certainly don't want to send

them to boarding school for the summer, but they need an activity to keep

them entertained and busy. The easiest solution is summer camp and there

are tons of them available.

For the theater

lovers in your family, Fayette Coweta Family Theatre will offer its second

annual theater production camp June 25-July 6 from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Campers will participate in all elements of putting together a one-act

musical production. This year's production is "Tom Sawyer,"

which will be performed at Sams Auditorium Saturday, July 7 at 2:30 and

4:30 p.m. Fee for the camp is $250 and space is limited to 20 campers.

Call 770-599-0051.

CASIE at Atlanta

International School and The Academy Theatre will offer summer camps for

children 8-13. One half of the camp takes a drama camp in the morning,

while the other half enjoys traditional activities and then halfway through

the day they switch. There will be two sessions, June 25-July 13, and

July 16-Aug. 3. The fee is $550. Only 52 applicants are accepted for each

session. Call Lorenne Frey at 404-525-4111.

There is always

a more general type of camp that offers many activities during the day.

Camp Fortson is planning summer activities. Community Camp is scheduled

for July 1-6 and July 22-27. "Royal Kids Camp" kicks off the

summer camp season. It is sponsored by the Church of the Nazarene and

is open to children in need.

Georgia 4-H

training will be June 10-13, Karate Kids will camp June 14-17, Teen YAC

Emmaus will camp June 21-24, and the weeks of June 24, July 16 and July

30 are scheduled for Camp Itcus. Call 770-946-3276 or 770-946-4901.

There are many

budding artists out there and there are many art camps to help guide them.

A summer art camp, "Art-Sea in Me" will be offered to boys and

girls ages 5-12. The camp, which has an oceanic theme, will be at Rising

Starr Middle School in room 308 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be two

sessions: June 25-27 and July 9-11. The fee is $100 and snacks and art

supplies are included. E-mail [email protected].

The Creative

Clay Connection art camp will be offered to children 5-12. The camp, in

Rising Starr Middle School room 312, will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There

will be two sessions, June 25-27 and July 9-11. The fee is $100 and includes

snacks and supplies. E-mail Kim Daniel at [email protected].

The Peachtree

City Recreation Department will offer three art camps this summer at the

Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center. Session one is June 11-15; session

two is July 9-13, and session three is July 30-Aug. 3. Registration begins

May 11. Call 770-631-2525.

Of course there

are also sports camps for nearly every sport imaginable. The Peachtree

City Recreation Department will offer a Kedron Kids basketball camp at

the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center, open to boys and girls 6-10.

Campers will learn the fundamentals of the game and everyone will participate

in games and contests in which there will be prizes for each age group.

Call 770-631-2525.

The Wendell

Coffee Golf Center will offer summer break junior golf camps every week

from Monday-Thursday beginning May 29. The cost is $175 per week. Call

770-969-4469 for more information or to register.

Sandy Creek

will offer a volleyball camp May 31-June 2 for a fee of $55. Call Coach

James Slayton at 404-667-1224.

The McIntosh

Volleyball Booster Club will present a volleyball clinic at Booth Middle

School Saturday, June 2 from 12:30-5 p.m. The clinic is for beginners

and will emphasize basic skills. The fee is $30 in advance or $35 at the

door. The camp is open to rising seventh-tenth graders. Sign up is available

at Booth. Call Deborah Lowery at 770-631-9623.

The Lady Tiger

Basketball Camp will be June 4-8 at Fayette County High School. The camp

will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $100 before May 23 and $115

after. Applications are available at Fayette County High School or by

calling Jenni Defler at 678-817-1578.

Sandy Creek

will have its basketball camp June 11-15. The camp is open to boys and

girls in grades four to nine and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coach

Richard Francis, County Coach of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2001, will

conduct the camp, which will consist of learning fundamental skills, low

post development, one on one moves, and 2Ball and free throw contests.

The fee is $125. Call 770-477-1618.

Registration

is now open for Prep All Stars Basketball Camp. This is an exposure camp

open to boys ages 11-19. College coaches will be invited to attend. Locations

include North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Call (704)232-6034.

Applications

are now being evaluated for the Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp.

Boys 8-19 and girls 10-19 can apply. There are camps all over the country.

Former participants include Tim Duncan, Michael Jordan, Jerry Stackhouse

and Antawn Jamison. Players are selected by invitation only and college

scholarships are possible for players named to the All-American Team.

For an evaluation form, call 704-568-6801.

The Soccer

Centre in Fayetteville has set the youth summer camp schedule for 2001.

There will be two camps for Muppets - boys and girls 4-6. These camps

will be June 25-29 and July 23-27. There will also be two indoor/outdoor

soccer skills camps for players 7-14. These camps will be June 18-22 and

July 16-20. Call 770-460-8785 or visit the Web site at www.fcysl.org/soccercentre .

Joe Machnik's

No. 1 Goalkeeper Camp and No. 1 Striker Camp will be at the Darlington

School from Sunday, June 10 - Friday, June 15 and in Rome, Ga. from Saturday,

June 16 - Thursday, June 21. The camp is open to boys and girls 10-18.

Call 1-800-622-4645 for a free brochure.

The Panther

Football camp will be offered June 4-7 from 9 a.m.-noon at the stadium

at Starr's Mill High School. The cost of the camp is $60 and participants

will need shorts, shirts, cleats and tennis shoes. The deadline for registration

is June 1. Call Chad Phillips at 770-486-2710, ext. 158.

There are also

specialty camps available, such as Victorian Adventures Camp, which

is offered in one-week sessions in June and July. The cost for each

camp week is $125. Registration is Saturday, May 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

and will be at the Fayette County Historical Society building, 195 Lee

Street, Fayetteville.

The Historical

Society is a sponsoring organization for the camp this year, providing

support and volunteers for day-to-day camp activities. For information

call Michele Cox at 770-487-6796 or e-mail her at: [email protected].

Or visit the Web site, www.VictorianAdventures.com .

There are many

more camps being offered this summer, so keep your eyes peeled. If you

have a camp that you would like people to know about, e-mail us the information

and we will put it in our Calendar section.

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